- This event has passed.
Weyauwega Train Derailment – 25 Years!
March 4, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Commemorating the event, twenty-five years later: the Weyauwega Arts Organization (Wega Arts), and the Weyauwega Area Historical Society, are organizing an event to take place at 4PM on March 4th, 2021. This will be at the Cenex Coop, 706 N. Mill Street, near the railroad tracks. If the weather is bad, the event will be at the Community Center, at City Hall.
A plaque will be presented to the city by a Weyauwega High School student, to be displayed at City Hall. Jim Baehnman, who was the Fire Chief at the time of the event, and Judy Wiesman, who was the Mayor, and Tom Cullen, who is the current Fire Chief, are scheduled to offer brief remarks. A group from the Weyauwega-Fremont High School Band will play.
This event will kick off the making of a film about the Derailment and the community, to people recounting their memories, news footage, and a report on the national impact on Fire Department training and other safety issues. The film will be shown on March 4th, 2022, along with a celebration, and music, at the Gerold Opera House.